# Baksoi Village, Bijawar, Chhatarpur (Madhya Pradesh)

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Village · Bijawar, Chhatarpur 

# Baksoi

Baksoi is a village in Bijawar sub-district of Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh. The 2011 Census counted **1,060 people in 203 households**, the 44th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 53.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 55.0%.

- 1,060people (2011)
- 203households
- 53.4%literacy
- 924females per 1,000 males

## Baksoi PIN code and other codes

Baksoi falls in Bijawar sub-district, Chhatarpur district, Madhya Pradesh.

- Community development blockBijawar
- Census village code458295

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Baksoi from nearby towns?

- Bijawar (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Chhatarpur (district HQ)41 km by road
- Bijawar (nearest town)5 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Baksoi?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Baksoi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Bijawar
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Bada Malehra
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Baksoi known for?

The main crops are **wheat, soyabean and chana**. About 38% of the 1,000 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Baksoi

Of every 100 households in Baksoi in 2011, 67 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Baksoi · ■ Bijawar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****67%**

**49%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**5%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**95%

Tap water ****5%**

**3%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**1%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**98%

Use banking services ****8%**

**39%

Television ****34%**

**14%

Mobile phone ****77%**

**36%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**7%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**37%

Own their home ****100%**

**98%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Baksoi?

■ Baksoi · ■ Bijawar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****53.4%**

**55.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****924**

**883

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**934

Working population ****48.3%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 63.8% for men and 42.3% for women. 52% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 149 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 90 (18%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 30 (6%) · **■** Marginal 237 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Bijawar

- Gulat1,165 people
- Raipura1,152 people
- Narayanpura1,147 people
- Jakhron Kalan1,091 people
- Bamhorikhurd1,053 people
- Malguwan1,047 people
- Bhartoli1,021 people
- Gadha998 people

[All 168 villages in Bijawar](https://wherepedia.org/india/madhya-pradesh/chhatarpur/bijawar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Baksoi from Chhatarpur?41 km by road
- What is the population of Baksoi?1,060 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Baksoi in?Chhatarpur district (Bijawar sub-district), Madhya Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Baksoi?53.4% (Census 2011)